U.S. Magistrate Janice Symchych on Wednesday denied requests by Anne Henderson Pollard for an independent medical examination and transfer back to the federal prison medical facility in Danbury, Conn.
In another major setback for Pollard, Symchych ordered reinstatement of the 24-hour watch on the prisoner, which had been lifted temporarily last month.
The watch was imposed when Pollard arrived in January at the Federal Medical Center prison facility in Rochester. The U.S. Bureau of Prisons claimed it was necessary to prevent self-inflicted injury.
Pollard’s lawyers said the watch only added an element of stress to her already deteriorated medical condition.
The magistrate also denied Pollard’s requests for a further hearing, a furlough and a writ of habeas corpus.
Judge Harry MacLaughlin will review the magistrate’s findings to decide if Pollard may appeal the ruling.
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